#void sale

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that only the Sub-Divisional Officer, not the Collector or District Magistrate, possesses exclusive jurisdiction under Rule 103 to declare property transfers void on grounds of foreign ownership. This settles a critical procedural conflict in land revenue administration, protecting buyers from unauthorized vesting orders by higher revenue authorities lacking statutory mandate.

The Karnataka High Court ruled that a transfer violating the PTCL Act's statutory bar on SC/ST land alienation renders all subsequent transfers void from inception, regardless of registration or good faith. This decision underscores that statutory protections override even bona fide purchasers' rights, extinguishing derivative titles entirely.